Heterogenized Molecular Rhodium Phosphine Catalysts within Metal–Organic Frameworks for Alkene Hydroformylation

Photocatalytic carbon dioxide reduction with rhodium-based catalysts in solution and heterogenized within metal-organic frameworks.

The first photosensitization of a rhodium-based catalytic system for CO2 reduction is reported, with formate as the sole carbon-containing product. Formate has wide industrial applications and is seen as valuable within fuel cell technologies as well as an interesting H2 -storage compound. Heterogenization of molecular rhodium catalysts is accomplished via the synthesis, post-synthetic linker e...

Polysulfones: catalysts for alkene isomerization.

Rhodium/phospholane-phosphite catalysts give unusually high regioselectivity in the enantioselective hydroformylation of vinyl arenes.

Using the phospholane-phosphite ligand, BOBPHOS, almost perfect regioselectivities and high enantioselectivities (up to 92% ee) are observed in Rh catalysed enantioselective hydroformylation of vinyl arenes. This can be achieved under solvent-free conditions.

Gas-Phase Hydroformylation of Propene over Silica-Supported PPh3-Modified Rhodium Catalysts

Heterogeneous rhodium catalysts supported on SiO2 were modified with PPh3 for the gas-phase hydroformylation of propene to produce nand isobutanal. High selectivity to aldehydes was achieved, with no propane or alcohols formed. Investigation of the effects of reaction temperature, reactant partial pressures, total pressure, and PPh3/Rh ratio suggested that the supported catalyst behaved similar...

Development of Heterogeneous Catalysts for Hydroformylation of 1-hexene in Supercritical Carbon Dioxide

The hydroformylation of alkenes is a major commercial process used for the production of oxygenated organic compounds. Commercial hydroformylation processes may produce significant quantities of waste material. When the hydroformylation reaction is performed using a homogeneous catalyst, an organic or aqueous solvent is employed and a significant effort must be expended to recover the catalyst ...